SUSANA
MORALEDA GUERRERO
Receiver
of the "2009 Ohtli Award" from the Mexican Government
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CURRICULUM
VITAE
Nationality:
Mexican
Languages:
Spanish
English
Italian
French
Nahuatl
Arabic
German
Formal
Education:
Open University, United Kingdom
University
diploma in Biology
University certificate in Natural Science
Nahuatl Studies:
University of
Helsinki, Finland
Nahuatl Intensive
course, 1996, with Dr. Frances Karttunen
Self-teaching,
1986/1996
Artícles
published:
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"The
'Posadas' of Mexico" (English) In FAO Gazette
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"Chilli:
one of Mexico's Contributions to the World" (English) In FAO
Gazette
-
"Carta
a Don Cristoforo" (Spanish) In FAO Gazette
-
"Sor
Juana, el Fénix de México" (Spanish) In FAO Gazette
-
"Mexico's
Native Language and Writing System" (English) In FAO Gazette
-
“El
concepto de la muerte en México” (Spanish)
In FAO Gazette
-
“La
visione del mondo secondo il popolo messicano” (Italian) - In
“Aprire
la filosofia all’intercultura” (Quaderni dell’interculturalità
#26) by Prof. Martin Nkafu, Gregorian
University of Rome (Editrice Missionaria Italiana, 1993)
WORK
EXPERIENCE
25
years in the area of linguistic services in (1) the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, Rome,
(2)
United Nations World Food Council, Rome, (3) International Plant Genetic
Resources Institute, Rome
ACTIVITIES
IN MEXICAN CULTURE
2001,
2002, 2004, 2009 to date
Private
Nahuatl lessons
March
2010
Lecture:
The Historical Process of Nahuatl (in Italian) at the Italian-Latinoamerican
Institute of Rome.
November
2007
Lecture: “History of Chocolate”, cultural
association "Bioethics and Nutrition", Rome.
October
2004/March 2005
Consultancy
and collaboration with Saint Cross Catholic University, Rome, in the translation
of classical Nahuatl texts and interpretation of Aztec phylosophy for inclusion
in the publication “Friendship as the main aim of the Nahua” and “The
wishes of Poet King Nezahualcoyotl”.
February
2004
Lecture: “The Aztec Calendar” (in
Italian), to the members of the cultural association “Culture and Art”,
Modena, Italy.
May
2003
Lecture:
“Introduction to the History of Mexico”
(in
Italian), to the Combonian Missionaries Congregation of Rome.
February
2003
Lecture
“Malinche: - Heroine or Traitor?” (in
Spanish) to the Spanish-speaking Staff Association, FAO, Rome
February
2003
Lecture:
“A comparison between the condition of women in pre-hispanic and contemporary
Mexico" (in Italian). ”Pollicino” cultural association, Rome.
June
2002
Attendance
at a Symposium on Mexican Codices, organized by the Vienna University and the
Vienna Mexican Embassy, Austria
April
2002
Lecture:
“Introduction to the Aztec Culture” (in Italian) to the Mexican Catholic
Community of Rome.
September
2001
Lecture:
“Aztecs and Art” (in Italian) at the Convention “Ardea meets the World –
Why dance?”, Ardea (Rome).
February/March 2001
Private
individual lessons on Mexican culture to students of the Roman University
"La Sapienza" (Aztec history, religion, philosophy, mythology, etc.).
May/June
2000
Series
of lectures on Aztec culture (in Spanish) (history,
religion, language, writing system, calendar,
the arts, daily life),
to
members of the Spanish-speaking Staff Association, FAO, Rome.
February/March
2000
Series of lectures on Aztec culture (in Italian) to
members of the Roman Archaeology Club.
March/April
1999
Series
of lectures on Aztec culture to the members of the Mexican Folkloric Ballet
"Los Rancheros, Rome:
October
1997
Voice
recording of Nahuatl and Maya texts for the exhibition “World Writing
Systems”, Folklore Museum of Rome, organized by the Assessorato alle Politiche
Culturali of Rome
May
1994
Lecture:
“Music and dance in Prehispanic Mexico” (in English), University of
Helsinki, Finland.
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ABRIL
1977 TO DATE
Founder,
Director and Choreographer of the Mexican Folklore Ballet "Los
Rancheros", Rome. (www.losrancheros.org)
Last
update September 2010